DiTella and Schargrodsky (2004) Police Presence and Crime Dataset
ds2004.RdPolice presence, neighborhood characteristics, and crime levels across city blocks in Buenos Aires. The data spans from April 1994 through December 1994, with monthly observations on 7,884 city blocks.
Format
A data frame with 7,884 observations and 10 variables.
- block
Block ID
- barrio
Neighborhood
- calle
Street name
- altura
Street numbering
- sameblock
Indicator if there is a Jewish institution on the block
- distance
Number of blocks to the closest Jewish institution
- public
Indicator if there is a public building on the block
- gasstation
Indicator if there is a gas station on the block
- bank
Indicator if there is a bank on the block
- thefts
Total car thefts on the block during the month
- month
Month of observation (numeric)
- oneblock
Indicator if there is a Jewish institution one block away
Source
Di Tella, R., & Schargrodsky, E. (2004). "Do Police Reduce Crime? Estimates Using the Allocation of Police Forces After a Terrorist Attack." American Economic Review. Data available at https://www.aeaweb.org/aer/data/march2004_ditella_data.zip